Monday, November 19, 2007

Spartans swept by RedHawks at home

By Matt Mackinder / Michigan State Beat Writer

The top-ranked Miami RedHawks completed a two-game sweep of No. 3 Michigan State on Friday, posting a 3-1 victory over the Spartans in East Lansing . It was the first sweep by a CCHA opponent at Munn Ice Arena since November of 2005 and dropped the Spartans to 8-3-0 overall and 4-2-0 in the CCHA.

Spartans head coach Rick Comley wasn’t downtrodden after the game when asked about the team’s morale.

“They are okay; it's November,” said Comley. “That's the one thing about hockey. You play a lot of games and how you do down the stretch is much more important than how you do now. But that's not to discredit Miami. I thought Miami was as good a team as we've seen in a long time.”

Michigan State wraps up a six-game homestand this weekend when it hosts the College Hockey Showcase. The Spartans entertain Minnesota on Friday and Wisconsin on Saturday. Both games begin at 7:05 p.m.